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Peering Outside the Silo: Portrayals of Mental Disorders and the Education of Healthcare Professionals David H. Flood, PhD Drexel University Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Literature and Madness Literature Course Literature “about” madness Healthcare Course Madness through literature Mental disorders as seen through literature; analyzed using literary theories, concepts
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from www.global-integration.com
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The instructor --My evolution towards medical humanities The students --Health sciences context The course --Specific examples of application
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What do they need? What do they want? How can my course help ? The Students
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Relevance Patient/client communication Professional and personal self Problem solving Empathy (stories vs. labels)
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Tools of literary analysis narrative theory: coherence narrative deconstruction narrative therapy narrative psychology Macro level—narrative structure, plot, theme
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Ilya Repin, Poprishchin [Gogol’s madman] (1882) Gogol, “The Diary of a Madman” (1835)
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From The Portable Dorothy Parker Parker, “Big Blonde” (1929)
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Tom Wesselmann, Big Blonde, 1989
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Deconstruction Cognitive therapy Narrative therapy Narrative psychology
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Micro/Elemental Level Metaphor Symbol Word choice Tone Details Harry Clarke, “The Tell-Tale Heart” illustration, 1919
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Deconstruction Dissonance Intentional fallacy Cognitive therapy Narrative therapy Narrative psychology
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Reader Response Criticism Patient as text The Elephant Man The Scream
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Gil Lesser, cover for play (1979)
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Edvard Munch, The Scream (1893)
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Theme song for Madness and Literature (Napoleon XIV: “They’re Coming to Take Me Away,” 1966) newmradio.wordpress.com
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